博而不精 bó ér bù jīng

DEFINITIONS

  1. extensive but not refined (idiom); to know something about everything
  2. jack-of-all-trades, master of none

CHARACTERS

博 bó gamble, play games; wide, broad
而 ér and; and then; and yet; but
不 bù no, not; un-; negative prefix
精 jīng essence; semen; spirit